Thursday, May 7, 2009

Playing with Manga

In my inbox I get a number of freelance jobs which if the mood hits I can apply and try my luck. Last week a job was posted looking for a cute little child alien illustration. It was something that took my fancy and I tried with much success to put my thoughts on paper. The result was horrible until I figured out I had no idea of how to propotion a manga face (have not dealt with the body yet). I found this site which is rather cool, instruction wise , http://www.howtodrawmanga.com. Below is the results of it, and while a manga fan may say it is not such, I am pretty happy with the end result :)The line artThe coloured version

I am mother of two wonderful monsters and a self taught artist. I love to see things being created and formed. I have been painting traditionally for over 20yrs, illustrating children books via the computer for about 8yrs and recently I discovered the joy (and blood letting) of needle felting.